This council declared a climate emergency on Sept. 24, 2019.
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This council’s climate plans as of 20th September 2021 were assessed and scored by trained Climate Emergency UK volunteers, as part of the Council Climate Plan Scorecards project.
Section | West Lothian Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 43% | 50% |
Section 1 Governance, development and funding | ||
Section 2 Mitigation and adaptation | ||
Section 3 Commitment and integration | ||
Section 4 Community, engagement and communications | ||
Section 5 Measuring and setting emissions targets | ||
Section 6 Co-benefits | ||
Section 7 Diversity and inclusion | ||
Section 8 Education, skills and training | ||
Section 9 Ecological emergency |
Local authorities in Scotland are required to publish yearly data on their compliance with their climate change duties – including the emissions reduction projects they are undertaking.
Total 2020 emissions
per person
per km2
Domestic
Transport
Industry
Commercial
Public Sector
Agriculture
Data from the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy “subset dataset”, representing carbon dioxide emissions within the scope of influence of local authorities.
These councils are the most similar to West Lothian Council in terms of emissions profile, deprivation, rural/urban population density, and geographical nearness. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Falkirk Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 26, 2019 |
South Lanarkshire Council | 87% | No | No target | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Renfrewshire Council | 87% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Midlothian Council | 86% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
North Lanarkshire Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
North of Tyne Combined Authority | 83% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
Lancaster City Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Fife Council | 81% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Chorley Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 19, 2019 |
Darlington Borough Council | 79% | Yes | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to West Lothian Council in terms of their emissions profile, based on the latest data from the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Swansea City Council | 93% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Ashfield District Council | 92% | No | No target | No |
Chorley Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 19, 2019 |
Ashford Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Falkirk Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 26, 2019 |
North East Combined Authority | 90% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
North Lanarkshire Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Erewash Borough Council | 88% | No | 2050 | No |
Sunderland City Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
Charnwood Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Falkirk Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 26, 2019 |
City of Edinburgh Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 7, 2019 |
Clackmannanshire Council | 95% | No | No target | Aug. 19, 2021 |
North Lanarkshire Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
South Lanarkshire Council | 95% | No | No target | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Midlothian Council | 94% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
Fife Council | 92% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
East Dunbartonshire Council | 91% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Glasgow City Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
East Renfrewshire Council | 89% | No | 2040 | Aug. 13, 2020 |
These councils are the most similar to West Lothian Council in terms of the proportion of their population living in high deprivation, medium deprivation, and low deprivation neighbourhoods. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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East Sussex County Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Derbyshire County Council | 97% | Yes | 2032 | No |
Kent County Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Amber Valley Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Falkirk Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 26, 2019 |
Bedford Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
East Suffolk Council | 95% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
North Northamptonshire Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 28, 2021 |
Lincolnshire County Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Suffolk County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to West Lothian Council in terms of the proportion of their population living in urban, rural, and highly rural neighbourhoods. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Chelmsford City Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Lancashire County Council | 98% | No | 2030 | Feb. 28, 2019 |
Amber Valley Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Canterbury City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
South Lanarkshire Council | 96% | No | No target | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | No | 2040 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
North Lanarkshire Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Hampshire County Council | 95% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
North of Tyne Combined Authority | 95% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: West Lothian Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/west-lothian-council/ [Accessed 2 Apr 2023].